STERIS (STE) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield 0.83% · Shareholder yield (TTM) 0.83%.
STERIS
STE
TTM buyback yield
0.83%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
0.83%
5Y share count change
15.7%
TTM buyback spend
$207.26M
SBC coverage (TTM)
3.54x
Diluted vs basic shares (annual)
Weighted average shares from the income statement: diluted (EPS denominator and typical buyback-yield basis) compared with basic.
Shares outstanding (annual)
Year-over-year change in diluted weighted average shares (industry-standard for EPS and per-share capital return). Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year; red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Dividend & buyback yield
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation
TTM coverage: 3.54x (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $211.32M | $57.40M | $153.92M | 0.10B | -0.3% | 0.95% |
| 2024 | $11.77M | $56.53M | −$44.77M | 0.10B | -0.9% | 0.05% |
| 2023 | $308.56M | $38.95M | $269.61M | 0.10B | 2.0% | 1.63% |
| 2022 | $55.78M | $57.66M | −$1.88M | 0.10B | 14.5% | 0.23% |
| 2021 | $14.65M | $25.97M | −$11.32M | 0.09B | 0.3% | 0.09% |
| 2020 | $51.24M | $23.81M | $27.43M | 0.09B | 0.2% | 0.43% |
| 2019 | $81.49M | $23.96M | $57.53M | 0.09B | -0.3% | 0.76% |
| 2018 | $65.48M | $22.19M | $43.30M | 0.09B | -0.4% | 0.83% |
| 2017 | $97.51M | $18.79M | $78.72M | 0.09B | 20.9% | 1.65% |
| 2016 | $14.37M | $16.15M | −$1.78M | 0.07B | 18.6% | 0.24% |
| 2015 | $30.69M | $14.92M | $15.77M | 0.06B | 0.5% | 0.73% |
| 2014 | $25.47M | $11.10M | $14.37M | 0.06B | 1.5% | 0.90% |
| 2013 | $8.00M | $8.92M | −$915.00K | 0.06B | -0.2% | 0.33% |
| 2012 | $56.75M | $7.86M | $48.89M | 0.06B | -2.0% | 3.11% |
| 2011 | $29.96M | $10.19M | $19.78M | 0.06B | 1.2% | 1.46% |
| 2010 | $310.00K | $7.37M | −$7.06M | 0.06B | -0.0% | 0.02% |
| 2009 | $80.47M | $7.37M | $73.10M | 0.06B | -7.5% | 5.91% |
| 2008 | $177.17M | $0.00 | $177.17M | 0.06B | -2.2% | 10.73% |
| 2007 | $60.17M | $0.00 | $60.17M | 0.07B | -4.6% | 3.51% |
| 2006 | $84.15M | $0.00 | $84.15M | 0.07B | -1.4% | 5.10% |
| 2005 | $33.87M | $0.00 | $33.87M | 0.07B | -1.4% | 1.93% |
| 2004 | $16.61M | $0.00 | $16.61M | 0.07B | -0.1% | 0.94% |
| 2003 | $16.07M | $0.00 | $16.07M | 0.07B | -0.2% | 0.89% |
| 2002 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.07B | 7.9% | — |
| 2001 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.07B | -5.8% | — |
| 2000 | $28.71M | $0.00 | $28.71M | 0.07B | -1.2% | — |
| 1999 | $17.70M | $0.00 | $17.70M | 0.07B | 2.8% | — |
| 1998 | $10.10M | $0.00 | $10.10M | 0.07B | 1.2% | — |
| 1997 | $11.40M | $0.00 | $11.40M | 0.07B | 89.4% | — |
| 1996 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.04B | — | — |
| 1995 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)30% of headroom
Headroom $681.09M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does STERIS buy back its own stock?
- Yes, STERIS (STE) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
How much does STERIS spend on share buybacks?
- Trailing twelve months (TTM) buyback spend is about $207.26M (sum of the last four quarterly cash-flow periods in our data). Figures are illustrative; verify in filings.
What is STERIS's buyback yield?
- TTM buyback yield is about 0.83% (TTM buyback spend divided by market cap at the latest quarter-end in our data).
What is STERIS's shareholder yield?
- Shareholder yield combines dividend yield and buyback yield. For the latest period we show approximately 0.83% combined (TTM-based where available).
Is STERIS diluting shareholders?
- Compare stock-based compensation (SBC) to buybacks in the chart above. Net effect varies by year; see annual buyback vs SBC bars and the history table.
How has STERIS's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about 15.7% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).